A View Across the Atlantic

In his new role as a self-described "citizen of our Atlantic community,"
Helmut Schmidt has become, if anything, even more outspoken
than during his eight years as Chancellor of West Germany. He still has
harsh things to say about U.S. leadership of the alliance. But he
remains a firm believer in checking Soviet expansion, and, like his
successor Helmut Kohl, he is committed to the NATO "double-track"
decision. Excerpts from Schmidt's keynote address to TIME'S Atlantic
Alliance Conference: